1PS7

Crystal structure of E.coli PdxA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.47 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.272 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli PdxA, an Enzyme Involved in the Pyridoxal Phosphate Biosynthesis Pathway

Sivaraman, J.Li, Y.Banks, J.Cane, D.E.Matte, A.Cygler, M.

(2003) J Biol Chem 278: 43682-43690

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M306344200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1PS6, 1PS7, 1PTM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate is an essential cofactor for many enzymes responsible for the metabolic conversions of amino acids. Two pathways for its de novo synthesis are known. The pathway utilized by Escherichia coli consists of six enzymatic steps catalyzed by six different enzymes. The fourth step is catalyzed by 4-hydroxythreonine-4-phosphate dehydrogenase (PdxA, E.C. 1.1.1.262), which converts 4-hydroxy-l-threonine phosphate (HTP) to 3-amino-2-oxopropyl phosphate. This divalent metal ion-dependent enzyme has a strict requirement for the phosphate ester form of the substrate HTP, but can utilize either NADP+ or NAD+ as redox cofactor. We report the crystal structure of E. coli PdxA and its complex with HTP and Zn2+. The protein forms tightly bound dimers. Each monomer has an alpha/beta/alpha-fold and can be divided into two subdomains. The active site is located at the dimer interface, within a cleft between the two subdomains and involves residues from both monomers. A Zn2+ ion is bound within each active site, coordinated by three conserved histidine residues from both monomers. In addition two conserved amino acids, Asp247 and Asp267, play a role in maintaining integrity of the active site. The substrate is anchored to the enzyme by the interactions of its phospho group and by coordination of the amino and hydroxyl groups by the Zn2+ ion. PdxA is structurally similar to, but limited in sequence similarity with isocitrate dehydrogenase and isopropylmalate dehydrogenase. These structural similarities and the comparison with a NADP-bound isocitrate dehydrogenase suggest that the cofactor binding mode of PdxA is very similar to that of the other two enzymes and that PdxA catalyzes a stepwise oxidative decarboxylation of the substrate HTP.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biotechnology Research Institute, NRC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
4-hydroxythreonine-4-phosphate dehydrogenase
A, B, C, D
329Escherichia coliMutation(s): 7 
Gene Names: PDXA OR B0052
EC: 1.1.1.262
UniProt
Find proteins for P19624 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P19624
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP19624
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  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.47 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.272 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 92.05α = 90
b = 76.693β = 109.73
c = 95.424γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Adxvdata processing
HKL-2000data collection
SCALEPACKdata scaling
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-11-04
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-11
    Changes: Refinement description